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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Sanborn <marksanbornubs7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marksanbornubs1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:04:17 +0900
Subject: Mark Sanborn

Mark Sanborn
Chief Risk Officer
Group Managing Director
UBS Investment Bank London
1 Fins bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP


Hello.

My name is Mark Sanborn Chief Risk Officer Group Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank London.
I have a legal transaction for you, I haven't disclose this deal to anybody. I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to establish with you for the mutual benefit of you and me. Please for the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of my profession, I strongly advise you to keep this transaction highly confidential for security reasons and to avoid loopholes for us to achieve maximum success without any further delay in this transaction.

During the auditing of bank accounts in our bank I discovered an unclaimed fund total sum of £ 15.000, 000.00 GBP in an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer Late Mr.(Hock Miller) a American Businessman who unfortunately lost his life and entire family in a plane crash. After going through his personal file in my bank, I discovered that he died without no specific of his relative to claim these funds.

The major reason I had to go into this transaction is because there is no moral justification for Ubs Bank to inherit this fund. Besides, as an official of the bank and the originator of this transaction, I have in my possession all relevant information and instruments which will back up this claim. Also, the possibility of realizing this business successfully will base on our mutual co-operation.

I gladly seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the Deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at Fifteen Million Great British Pounds will be released to you as the beneficiary of this fund, which will be shared in percentage ratio 65% to me and 35% to you respectively. All I request is your utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to achieve this project successfully. I have carefully mapped out the modalities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your country and here in England when the fund is being transferred to your bank account. My responsibility is to provide all the relevant document that will be requested from UBS to indicate that you are the rightful beneficiary of this legacy and UBS bank will release the inheritance fund to your designated bank account without any delay.

In order to facilitate this deal successfully, I would be doing most of the explanations on email for security reasons, Do not discuss or get a third party involved as that might jeopardize the entire transaction. I will join you in your country immediately the funds gets into your bank account for sharing according to the mode
I proposed.

I wait for your immediate reply and re-assurance so we can proceed to the next step. Meanwhile, you have to send to me immediately your information as required, so i can be able to upload your data in the bank database as the beneficiary of this fund. Once i receive the information, i will upload it in the bank database and also send you an application letter, which you will fill carefully and send to bank for processing the release and transfer of the Fund to your designated bank account.


Kindly send the information as follows below;

- Your Full Name,
- Your Contact Address
- Your direct Mobile telephone Number.
- Your Date of Birth
- Occupation


Please contact me on my private email
marksanborn6@outlook.com
MarkSanbornubs_uk1@yahoo.com



Best regards,
Mark Sanborn
Chief Risk Officer
Group Managing Director
UBS Investment Bank London


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